Patio furniture can be expensive. Fortunately, you can put your woodworking skills to good use and build some great pieces of patio furniture for a lot less than it would cost to buy (and you'll have the benefit of knowing just how well you built it!). more..

Weekend project:
Get in the swing of things with a classic porch glider.

Wood stoves, lightning rods, bifocals—and the founding of our country—are a few of the things we think of when Benjamin Franklin comes to mind. But somewhere in between flying kites in storms and diplomatic missions to Europe, the great man had a hand in furniture design including an innovative step stool that doubles as a chair.